Staff Selection Commission (SSC) Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam CHSL 10+2 Recruitment 2020
SSC CHSL 2020: To recruit eligible candidates for the post of lower division clerks (LDC), postal assistants (PA), data entry operators (DEO), and sorting assistants (SA), SSC conducts CHSL examination. To apply for this exam, the candidates should have passed their (10 + 2) or an equivalent examination from a Recognized University or board. The examination is held in three stages on various centers allotted by SSC. Check here complete details regarding SSC CHSL Exam 2020 such as application form, exam dates, eligibility, vacancies, etc.
Important Dates
| Events | Dates |
| Starting Date for Apply online | 03/12/2019 |
| Closing Date for Apply online | 10/01/2020 |
| Last Date for payment of Fee | 10/01/2020 |
| Online Exam Date Paper-I (16 to 27 March 2020) | 16/03/2020 |
| Paper II Exam Date | 28/06/2020 |
Application Fees
| Category | Fee |
| General/OBC | ₹100/- |
| SC/ST/PH/Female | No Fee |
| Payment Mode | Online or Offline (E-Challan Mode) |
Age Limit
- Minimum Age : 18 Years
- Maximum Age : 27 Years
- Age Relaxation Extra as Per Rules.
Pay Scale
| Post Name | Pay Scale | Post Name |
| PA/ SA | Pay Band -1 (Rs. 5200-20200) | Rs. 2400 |
| DEO | Pay Band-1 (Rs. 5200-20200) | Rs. 2400 |
| DEO Grade ‘A’ | Pay Band-1 (Rs. 5200-20200) | Rs. 2400 |
| LDC/ JSA | Pay Band -1 (Rs. 5200-20200) | Rs. 1900 |
Eligibility Criteria
- For LDC/ JSA, PA/ SA, DEO (except DEOs in C&AG): Passed 12th Standard or equivalent examination from a recognized Board or University will be required.
- For Data Entry Operator (DEO) in the Office of Comptroller and Auditor General of India (C&AG): Passed 12th Standard in Science stream with Mathematics as a subject from a recognized Board or equivalent will be required.
Age Relaxation:
| For SC/ST age relaxation is | 5 years |
| For OBC age relaxation is | 3 years |
| For PH age relaxation is | 10 years |
| For PH+OBC age relaxation is | 13 years |
| For PH+SC/ST age relaxation is | 15 years |
| Ex-Servicemen (ESM) | 3 years |
| Candidates having domiciled in JK during the period from 1st January 1980 to 31st December 1989 | 5 years |
| Defense Personnel disabled | 3 years |
| Defense Personnel disabled (SC/ST) | 8 years |
| Central Government Civilian Employees | Up to 40 years of age |
| Central Government Civilian Employees (SC/ST) | Up to 45 years of age |
| Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried | Up to 35 years of age |
| Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried (SC/ST) | Up to 40 years of age |
| Service Clerks in the last year of their color service in the Armed Forces | Up to 45 years of age |
| Service Clerks in the last year of their color service in the Armed Forces (SC/ST) | Up to 50 years of age |
SSC CHSL 2020 Application Form
The application form should be filled in correctly giving all the mandatory details. The Application Form can be downloaded from the official website which is www.ssc.nic.in. An application fee should be paid as per the required payment mode. Candidates also need to upload some required documents. A recent passport size photo and signature should be uploaded in the specified format. The application form should be previewed completely about all the filled-in details, before submitting it. Finally, the print out of the hard copy should be taken for future references.
Selection Procedure
- There will be two stages of the examination, the written examination, and the skill test.
- Tier 1: Written exam of objective type questions of 200 marks.
- Tier 2: It is a descriptive test of 100 marks and conducted in offline mode;
- Typing Test/Skill Test: For candidates who get qualifying marks in Tier 2 exam.
| Tier | Type | Mode |
| I | Objective Multiple Choice | Computer Based (online) |
| II | Descriptive Paper in English/Hindi | Pen and Paper mode |
| III | Skill Test/Computer Proficiency Test | Wherever Applicable |
Exam Pattern
- The written examination shall comprise of multiple choice questions.
- The exam duration for Tier I will be 60 min.
- One-fourth marks of the total marks allotted to the question will be deducted as penalty for every wrong answer.
- Questions in the examination will be from various topics viz. General Intelligence, English Language, General Awareness and Quantitative Aptitude.
Tier I
| Section | Subject | No of Questions | Max Marks |
| 1 | General Intelligence | 25 | 50 |
| 2 | General Awareness | 25 | 50 |
| 3 | Quantitative Aptitude (Basic Arithmetic Skill) | 25 | 50 |
| 4 | English Language (Basic Knowledge) | 25 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | 200 |
Tier II
- The exam will be of 100 marks.
- The exam is qualifying in nature.
- The exam is of 60 min duration (80 minutes for candidates who are visually handicapped or suffer from cerebral palsy).
Tier III
Skill Test for Data Entry Operator(DEO):
- The duration of the Test will be 15 min.
- Data Entry Speed of 8,000 (eight thousand) Key Depressions per hour on Computer.
Typing Test for Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistant LDCs and Court Clerks:
- Typing Test will be of qualifying in nature.
- Typing Test will be conducted in English or Hindi as per the choice of candidate in the application form.
- The typing speed of 35 words per minute for English and 30 words per minute for Hindi.
- The speed will be adjudged on the accuracy of typing on the Computer of a given text passage in 10 minutes (30 min for Visually Handicapped candidates).
SSC CHSL 2020 Admit Card
The admit card will be released at least two weeks before the dates of the respective examinations and will be available region wise on the website of the commission. The candidates who qualify in the first stage of the examination shall be issued a separate admit card for stage 2 examination. Applicants can download the admit card online only. The candidate should carry the examination hall ticket to the examination center.
IMPORTANT LINK Apply Online Link Activate on 03 December 2019
Download Notification Link Activate on 03 December 2019
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